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Undergraduate Catalog 2013-2014 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2013-2014 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Criminal Justice, BS


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Criminal Justice Curriculum


  Department and Number - Descriptive Title of Course Fall
Cr.

Spr.
Cr

First Year

   
MAJOR CJ 110 (S) Introduction to Criminal Justice S/CJ 213 (S) Criminology  3 3
COGNATE SOC 110 (S) Introduction to Sociology  3  
GE C/IL C/IL 102 Computing and Information Literacy    3
GE WRTG - SPCH WRTG 107 Composition COMM 100 Public Speaking  3 3
GE PHIL - T/RS PHIL 120 Introduction to Philosophy T/RS 121 (P) Theology I: Introduction to the Bible  3 3
GE HUMN HUMN ELECT - Humanities Electives 3 3
GE FSEM First Year Seminars 3    
    15 15

Second Year

   
MAJOR S/CJ 219 American Policing  3  
MAJOR S/CJ 218 (S) The American Court System S/CJ 220 American Corrections  3 3
MAJOR S/CJ 212 (W) Research Methods for the Social Sciences  3  
GE QUAN S/CJ 215 (Q) Statistics for the Social Sciences    3
GE S/BH PSYC 110 (S) Fundamentals of Psychology    3
GE HUMN HUMN ELECT - Humanities Electives 3 3
GE PHIL - T/RS PHIL 210 Ethics T/RS 122 (P) Theology II: Introduction to Christian Theology  3 3
    15 15

Third Year

   
MAJOR S/CJ 210 (S) Law and Society  3  
MAJOR CJ ELECT - Criminal Justice Electives 3 3
COGNATE SOC 224 (S,D) Race and Ethnic Relations 1 3  
GE S/BH PS 131 (S) American National Government II    3
GE NSCI NSCI ELECT - Natural Science Electives 3 3
GE ELECT FREE ELECT - Free Electives 6 6
    18 15

Fourth Year

   
MAJOR CJ ELECT - Criminal Justice Electives 3 3
MAJOR CJ 382 - Independent Study in Criminal Justice /CJ 383 - Independent Study in Criminal Justice  OR Capstone Course in CJ (Currently S/CJ 226 - (S,D) Comparative Justice Systems ) OR CJ 480 - Internship Experience /CJ 481 - Internship Experience    3
GE PHIL or T/RS PHIL - Philosophy Elective or T/RS ELECT - T/RS Elective 3  
GE ELECT FREE ELECT - Free Electives2 9 9
    15 15
 

Total: 123 Credits

1Or appropriate substitute as determined by advisor or chair

2Students in the five-year College of Arts and Sciences MBA program should take the series of 1-credit MBA prep courses here. Students considering this CAS/MBA program must take MATH 108  and any prerequisites before the last semester of the senior year.

3 The selection of a First Year Seminar is likely to fulfill requirements both for the First Year Seminar and a General Education Requirement.  Thus, the First Year Seminar will not add to the total credits for the semester.  Talk with your advisor if you have any questions.